City vs city
Billings vs Columbia Falls, MT
Billings currently scores 10 points higher overall than Columbia Falls, with the largest gap in hail.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Billings: 34/100 · Columbia Falls: 24/100
Billings is 10 points higher.
Flood
Billings: 38/100 · Columbia Falls: 30/100
Billings is 8 points higher.
Billings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Columbia Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Billings: 17/100 · Columbia Falls: 14/100
Billings is 3 points higher.
Billings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Billings: 12/100 · Columbia Falls: 10/100
Billings is 2 points higher.
Billings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Billings: 8/100 · Columbia Falls: 0/100
Billings is 8 points higher.
Billings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Billings: 100/100 · Columbia Falls: 13/100
Billings is 87 points higher.
Billings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Billings: Unavailable · Columbia Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Billings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbia Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Billings: 46/100 · Columbia Falls: 57/100
Columbia Falls is 11 points higher.
Billings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Billings: 16/100 · Columbia Falls: 17/100
Columbia Falls is 1 points higher.
Billings: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Columbia Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.